Sundews not reacting to food

meateater Plant Posts: 144	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 18:13:19 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by meateater on Jun 28, 2016 18:13:19 GMT -5 I'm just awfully curious as to why my sundews react to an ant leg but not ant head/body? Pictures were taken ~24hrs after feeding.
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Tarantulalover Carnivore Posts: 282	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 18:49:00 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tarantulalover on Jun 28, 2016 18:49:00 GMT -5 I'm not sure why the leg is working and the body isn't either... I always thought the pray had to move to get the plant to actually start curling around it at least mine always does
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H2O Administrator Sarracenia Freak Posts: 8,693	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 19:06:48 GMT -5 Tarantulalover likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by H2O on Jun 28, 2016 19:06:48 GMT -5 Was this on the same plant? Could very well be because they're different species.
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Tarantulalover Carnivore Posts: 282	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 19:12:37 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tarantulalover on Jun 28, 2016 19:12:37 GMT -5 That sounds like it H2O
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WillyCKH Full Out Carnivore! http://www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca/ Posts: 2,393	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 19:14:35 GMT -5 Tarantulalover likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2016 19:14:35 GMT -5 The plants look a bit pale to me, they may be happier with more light?
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WillyCKH Full Out Carnivore! http://www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca/ Posts: 2,393	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 19:25:29 GMT -5 karin likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2016 19:25:29 GMT -5 With D. capensis, when it is under sufficient light, the leaf will embrace the food within 4 hours.
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WillyCKH Full Out Carnivore! http://www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca/ Posts: 2,393	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 19:28:32 GMT -5 Avery and karin like this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2016 19:28:32 GMT -5 And some sundew like D. burmanii will react faster:
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exoticplantseller Carnivore Anyone can be good at what they want to be good at if they give it their best shot. Posts: 448	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 19:52:57 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by exoticplantseller on Jun 28, 2016 19:52:57 GMT -5 It could also be because the body/head is bigger than the leg. And maybe not enough light. Not enough light could cause it to be less energetic and less able to curl. I don't know much. But just a guess

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Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 20:24:47 GMT -5 WillyCKH likes this

Post by meateater on Jun 28, 2016 20:24:47 GMT -5

The head and leg is fed to the same plant (I think, pretty positive). I just got these plants and they're now sitting by my east window. Should be plenty of sunlight/bright light? My tokaiensis sit beside them and they're quite responsive.

WillyCKH - awesome videos!

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Tarantulalover Carnivore Posts: 282	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 20:27:20 GMT -5 WillyCKH likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tarantulalover on Jun 28, 2016 20:27:20 GMT -5 Did you receive the plants within the last few days? If so they may just be adjusting to their new investment.
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WillyCKH Full Out Carnivore! http://www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca/ Posts: 2,393	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 20:31:25 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2016 20:31:25 GMT -5 Yea, like Ben suggested, possibly just getting used to the new conditions
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meateater Plant Posts: 144	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 20:41:03 GMT -5 Tarantulalover likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by meateater on Jun 28, 2016 20:41:03 GMT -5 Yeah, got them last weekend and it's only a few days in. Dew dried a bit for a few of them too can't wait for them to bounce back!
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Tarantulalover Carnivore Posts: 282	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 20:44:57 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tarantulalover on Jun 28, 2016 20:44:57 GMT -5 Good luck! I'm sure they'll bounce back for ya
	Ben Barrett Newfoundland Canada Hardiness zone 6b

WillyCKH Full Out Carnivore! http://www.carnivorousplantsociety.ca/ Posts: 2,393	Sundews not reacting to food Jun 28, 2016 20:58:16 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WillyCKH on Jun 28, 2016 20:58:16 GMT -5 Increased humidity will help speeding up the recovery!
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Sundews not reacting to food Jun 29, 2016 20:49:35 GMT -5 WillyCKH, Tarantulalover, and 1 more like this

Post by meateater on Jun 29, 2016 20:49:35 GMT -5

Capensis reacted to 2nd feeding!

Thanks for all the tips by the way!

With regards to humidity, it's always been a problem because they're right above heat/AC vent

I cover whatever I can with plastic wrap but can't do that for big plants. I find as long as the plants don't get blasted at directly by the vent, they'll do alright, provided they've already adjusted to the dry condition. I guess I have to make plastic tents for them

(Sorry for the foggy pic though, I tried at least 20 times and still can't get the phone to focus properly

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Grow list: VFT typical, B52, Drosera tokaiensis, madagascariensis, capensis, oblanceolata, Nepenthes ventricosa, truncata, boschiana, sibuyanensis, Pinguicula gigantea, Weser, Esseriana, U. tridentata
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